Product Manager - Data Products

Reed Talent Solutions; Bedford; Hybrid; GBP 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A public financial service organization in Bedford seeks a Product Manager for Data Products to lead the development of data solutions supporting key financial programs. You will collaborate with analysts and designers to enhance product usability, while managing stakeholder relationships. This role offers a hybrid work environment, generous leave, and a commitment to inclusivity.

Benefits

Generous Annual Leave - 30 days plus Bank Holidays

Pension scheme - contributions matched 2 to 1

Interest-free loan for season tickets

Cycle to work Scheme

Subsidised eye tests & flu jabs

Life assurance scheme

Paid volunteering (2 days a year)

Recognition Scheme

Discounts portal to numerous retailers

Responsibilities

• Support the development of data products that underpin the MoneyHelper Pension Dashboard.
• Lead the iterative development of data products, ensuring alignment with user needs.
• Collaborate with BI analysts and UI/UX designers to improve usability.
• Manage the development and iteration of one or more data products.

Skills

Product management

Agile and Lean practices

Applying user-centred insights

Creating value for money

Life cycle management

Managing product outcomes

Stakeholder relationship management

Strategic ownership

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Overview

Product Manager - Data Products. c.£57000 per annum. Bedford. Permanent. Hybrid Working.

Join us at the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) as a Product Manager (Data Products). This role offers you the chance to make a significant impact by leading the development and continuous improvement of data products that support the Pensions Dashboard and MoneyHelper Pensions Dashboard programmes—delivering value to internal users and key external stakeholders including the Department for Work and Pensions, The Pensions Regulator, and the Financial Conduct Authority. You’ll be part of a dynamic team dedicated to helping people across the UK improve their financial wellbeing.

Role Overview

The Product Manager for Data Products will report directly to the Lead Product Manager for Data Products. In this role, you will be responsible for:

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development of data products that underpin the MoneyHelper Pension Dashboard and related programmes.
• Lead the iterative development of data products, ensuring alignment with user needs and organisational goals.
• Collaborate with BI analysts and UI/UX designers to improve the usability and accessibility of data products, primarily Power BI dashboards.
• Ensure data products are designed to be accessible and valuable to external organisations including government and regulatory bodies.
• Use product usage data to inform prioritisation and lifecycle decisions.
• Address legal, privacy, and governance considerations early in the product lifecycle.
• Manage the development and iteration of one or more data products or services.
• Engage with stakeholders to understand needs and manage expectations.
• Translate user needs and business goals into product outcomes.
• Maintain and communicate product roadmaps and backlogs.
• Collaborate with delivery managers, designers, analysts, engineers, and developers to deliver value.
• Use evidence and data to inform product decisions and prioritisation.
• Contribute to the wider product community at MaPS.

You will need to demonstrate the following skills and experience

• Product management – experience managing data products or services such as business intelligence dashboards.
• Agile and Lean practices – applying Agile principles and tools to support delivery.
• Applying user-centred insights – using stakeholder insights to improve product outcomes.
• Creating value for money – identifying opportunities for reuse and efficiency.
• Life cycle management – understanding product lifecycle phases.
• Managing product outcomes – identifying priority outcomes and using baseline data.
• Stakeholder relationship management – building consensus and improving relationships using evidence.
• Strategic ownership – aligning decisions with organisational strategy.

About Us

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is based in Bedford, in a recently renovated modern office. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to become an integral part of a dynamic organisation, working to help people across the UK.

At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service are our values – caring, connecting, and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. They permeate every area of our work and define all our business relationships and the way we work with each other. We’re not only looking for the best people to come and work for us, but we need people who align themselves with our values:

• Caring We care about our colleagues and the people whose lives we are here to transform.
• Connecting We will transform lives through our ability to make positive connections.
• Transforming We are committed to transforming lives and making a positive societal impact.

Our Inclusive Working Environment

By fostering our values, we are immensely proud of the inclusive working environment that we have created. The diversity of our people is a strength that we embrace and wish to build upon, so we are committed to attracting people of all backgrounds. We work hard to ensure that we have a progressive approach to inclusion, equity, and belonging. We really do want our colleagues to “bring their whole selves to work.”

Our colleague and ally networks encompass LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, women’s health, men’s health, ethnicity, and diversity.

What We Offer

• Generous Annual Leave – 30 days plus Bank Holidays
• Pension scheme – contributions matched 2 to 1 (up to 10% of your salary)
• Interest-free loan for season tickets for buses and trains
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Subsidised eye tests & flu jabs
• Life assurance scheme
• Give as you earn scheme
• Employee assistance programme (EAP)
• PAM Assist and PAM Life scheme (Wellbeing)
• Enhanced family and sick pay
• Paid volunteering (2 days a year)
• Recognition Scheme
• Discounts portal to numerous retailers

Flexible Working

At MaPS, we take pride in our flexible approach to work. As standard, we work on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 2 days in the office per week. Hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and our headquarters in Bedford will be your contractual place of work.